The Complete U2

Early Demos
Early Demos
EP from The Complete U2 box set by U2
Recorded	1978
Length	13:14

The Complete U2
The Complete U2
Box set by U2
Released	23 November 2004
Recorded	1978–2004
Genre	Rock
Label	Island, Interscope
Producer	U2, Martin Hannett, Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jimmy Iovine, Chris Thomas, Jacknife Lee
U2 chronology

The Complete U2 is a digital box set by Irish rock band U2. It was released on 23 November 2004 by Apple Inc. on the iTunes Store.^[1]

It is the first major release of a purely digital online box set by any recording artist.^[1] It contained the complete set of U2 albums, singles, live, rare and previously unreleased material from 1978 to 2004, with a total of 446 songs. This was accompanied by a PDF containing album art, track listings, and band commentary.^[2]

In the US it originally retailed for $149.99, but a $50 coupon was included with the U2 Special Edition iPods from the fourth-generation iPod. The video-capable U2 iPods included a code for a 33-minute video of live band performances and interviews. As of 20 December 2007, the set was no longer available for sale.^[3]

Disc list

Disc	Title	Type	Length	Tracks
1	"Another Day"	single	7:57	2
2	Three	EP	9:24	3
3	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"	single	7:11	2
4	"A Day Without Me"	single	5:31	2
5	"I Will Follow"	single	7:01	2
6	Boy	studio album	42:13	11
7	"Fire"	single	18:11	4
8	"Gloria"	single	8:04	2
9	October	studio album	41:08	11
10	"A Celebration"	single	5:31	2
11	"New Year's Day"	single	18:10	4
12	War	studio album	43:08	10
13	"Two Hearts Beat as One"	single	18:05	5
14	Under a Blood Red Sky	live album	33:25	8
15	"Pride (In the Name of Love)"	single	19:12	5
16	The Unforgettable Fire	studio album	42:19	10
17	"The Unforgettable Fire" & B-Sides	single	17:27	4
18	Wide Awake in America	EP	20:43	4
19	"With or Without You"	single	14:18	3
20	The Joshua Tree	studio album	50:11	11
21	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	single	12:21	3
22	"Where the Streets Have No Name"	single	16:20	4
23	"Desire"	single	12:39	3
24	Rattle and Hum	double album	1:12:23	17
25	"Angel of Harlem"	single	14:32	3
26	"When Love Comes to Town"	single	15:46	3
27	"All I Want Is You"	single	10:43	2
28	"The Fly"	single	14:33	3
29	Achtung Baby	studio album	55:29	12
30	"Mysterious Ways" & Remixes	single	13:22	7
31	"One"	single	15:27	3
32	"Even Better Than the Real Thing"	single	18:19	4
33	"Even Better Than the Real Thing" Remixes	single	37:15	6
34	"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"	single	21:27	4
35	Zooropa	studio album	51:21	10
36	"Lemon" Remixes	single	59:45	9
37	"Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"	single	19:50	4
38	Melon	remix album	47:01	7
39	Original Soundtracks 1	studio album	58:08	14
40	"Miss Sarajevo"	single	19:30	4
41	"Discothèque"	single	14:42	3
42	"Discothèque" Remixes	single	1:05:08	10
43	Pop	studio album	1:00:13	12
44	"Staring at the Sun"	single	14:42	3
45	"Staring at the Sun" Remixes	single	16:34	3
46	"Last Night on Earth"	single	14:01	3
47	"Please"	single	48:48	9
48	"If God Will Send His Angels"	single	22:29	5
49	"Mofo" Remixes	single	37:40	5
50	"Sweetest Thing"	single	22:25	5
51	The Best of 1980–1990	greatest hits	1:04:28	15
52	"Beautiful Day"	single	20:07	5
53	All That You Can't Leave Behind	studio album	53:09	12
54	Hasta la Vista Baby!	live album	1:09:19	14
55	"Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of"	single	36:06	7
56	"Elevation"	single	19:42	4
57	"Elevation" Remixes	single	31:15	5
58	"Walk On"	single	20:59	4
59	"Electrical Storm"	single	32:05	5
60	The Best of 1990–2000	greatest hits	1:16:20	17
61	"Vertigo"	single	7:01	2
62	"Vertigo" Remixes	single	18:36	4
63	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb	studio album	52:58	12
64	Unreleased & Rare	compilation	1:17:12	18
65	Live from Boston 1981	live album	54:34	13
66	Live from the Point Depot	live album	1:39:44	21
67	Early Demos	EP	13:14	3
Total:	20 albums 3 EPs		28:00:00 (approx.)	446

Digital box set-exclusive albums

The following albums are only officially available as part of this set:

Early Demos

Early Demos is an EP containing three demos, produced by Barry Devlin and recorded at Keystone Studios in November 1978. These songs are the band's second recorded studio work. "Street Mission" and "The Fool" have not been on any other album. "Shadows and Tall Trees" was the final track on their first studio album Boy, released in 1980.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Street Mission"	4:17
2.	"Shadows and Tall Trees" (Demo)	4:40
3.	"The Fool"	4:15

Live from Boston 1981

Live from Boston 1981 is a live album recorded during U2's Boy Tour at Boston's Paradise Rock Club on 6 March 1981 (1981-03-06). Some of the tracks on this album have been originally released on other singles previous to the release of this album.

No.	Title	Originally released on	Length
1.	"The Ocean"		2:22
2.	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock"		5:02
3.	"Touch"		3:01
4.	"An Cat Dubh / Into the Heart"		7:54
5.	"Another Time, Another Place"		4:33
6.	"The Cry/The Electric Co."	"Fire" single	4:53
7.	"Things to Make and Do"		3:05
8.	"Stories for Boys"	"Sweetest Thing" single	3:03
9.	"Twilight"		4:27
10.	"I Will Follow"	"Gloria" single	3:58
11.	"Out of Control"	"I Will Follow" single	5:18
12.	"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (encore)	"Fire" single	5:01
13.	"The Ocean" (encore)	"Fire" single	2:11

Live from the Point Depot

Live from the Point Depot is the first official release of the band's widely bootlegged New Year's Eve show at Dublin's Point Depot in 1989.

Unreleased & Rare

Unreleased & Rare is a compilation of unreleased and rare tracks. Most of the previously unreleased songs were from the band's All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions. The album Medium, Rare & Remastered, released in 2009, contains similar tracks.

No.	Title	From	Length
1.	"Levitate"	All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions	5:09
2.	"Love You Like Mad"	All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions	4:17
3.	"Smile"	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions	3:17
4.	"Flower Child"	All That You Can't Leave Behind sessions	4:54
5.	"Beautiful Ghost / Introduction to Songs of Experience"	The Joshua Tree sessions	3:52
6.	"Jesus Christ"	Rattle and Hum sessions	3:12
7.	"Xanax and Wine"	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions	4:39
8.	"All Because of You" (Alternate version)	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions	3:35
9.	"Native Son"	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions	3:08
10.	"Yahweh" (Alternate version)	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions	4:31
11.	"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" (Alternate version)	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb sessions	5:30
12.	"Numb" (Radio edit)	"Numb" promotional single	3:57
13.	"Bass Trap" (Edit)	The Best of 1980–1990 B-sides	3:33
14.	"Night and Day" (Twilight Remix)	"Night and Day" promotional single	5:20
15.	"Numb" (Gimme Some More Dignity Mix edit)	The Best of 1990–2000 B-sides	5:50
16.	"Salomé" (Zooromancer Remix edit)	The Best of 1990–2000 B-sides	5:51
17.	"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"	A Very Special Christmas (1987)	2:19
18.	"Stateless"	The Million Dollar Hotel: Music from the Motion Picture	4:05

References

^ ^a ^b "The Complete U2: The World's First Digital Box Set". Macworld.
^ Wolk, Douglas (8 December 2004). "Under a Blood-Red Customized iPod Case". New York.
^ "Happy Holidays and RIP The Complete U2". U2Wanderer.org. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.

External links

Complete track listing of all 446 songs, with a discussion of excluded and redundant tracks

[Mac_World-1] "The Complete U2: The World's First Digital Box Set". Macworld.

[2] Wolk, Douglas (8 December 2004). "Under a Blood-Red Customized iPod Case". New York.

[3] "Happy Holidays and RIP The Complete U2". U2Wanderer.org. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.

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